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Health Trends
4 More Substances Are Now Classified As Carcinogens
Sarah Jacoby
Oct 3, 2014
Mind
Do You Actually Use Only 10% Of Your Brain?
Sarah Jacoby
Oct 3, 2014
Sex
Social Media Makes Breakups Uglier For Everyone
Sarah Jacoby
Oct 2, 2014
Body
Here’s Why You Hate The Sound Of Your Own Voice
Hearing the sound of your voice played back to you can be a pretty jarring experience. For instance, I always thought I had the gravelly voice of someone d
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
How Contagious Is Ebola Compared To The Flu?
It's happened: The first case of Ebola to be diagnosed in the U.S. was confirmed yesterday. But, that doesn't mean you should be freaking out abo
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Sarah Jacoby
Diet & Nutrition
Brusha Brusha Brusha: $100 “Chocolate” Toothpaste Arr...
Illustrated by Elliot Salazar. Toothpaste has gotten a bad rap recently for a couple of reasons, not the least of which is its fluoride content. But, if yo
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Sarah Jacoby
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Body
One Easy Way To Tell If You’re Susceptible To Stress
Stress affects us all in different ways. But, some of us are just a little more vulnerable to the nasty ways stress can mess with us. And, now, researchers
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Sarah Jacoby
Health Trends
Will “Yes Means Yes” Consent Laws Work?
Critical examination of the way we treat sexual assault cases on college campuses is finally going mainstream. This past weekend, California governor Jerry
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Sarah Jacoby
Tech
Get Ready For Halloween β DIY Invisibility Cloaks Are Closer Than...
Photo: Courtesy of University of Rochester It's not even October yet, and we're already getting into the swing of Halloween. In a similar spirit,
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Sarah Jacoby
Sex
This Should Be The “First-Line” Choice For Birth Control
Photographed by Jessica Nash. As far as birth control goes, the more convenient, the better. But, despite the effectiveness and efficiency of intrauterine
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Sarah Jacoby
Health Trends
Is Your Couch Toxic? Duke Research Group Wants To Know
Photographed by Mindy Best. From Netflix time to nap time, couches are sacred spaces as far as we're concerned. But, the uproar about toxic chemicals
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
PMS Video Calls You An “Uncontrollable Hot Mess”
Calling women “moody” is like calling them “crazy”: both need to stop. So, we were particularly disappointed to see the latest Asap
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
Watch This Guy Get Tattooed, In Slow Motion
Tattoos are pretty much everywhere these days. But, even if you've gotten one yourself, it's not entirely obvious what's happening at either
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Sarah Jacoby
Sex
More Americans Than Ever Have Never Been Married
Illustrated by Gabriela Alford. We already knew that over half the country is “single” (according to the government's definition of the wo
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
Here’s Why You Get Brain Freeze β & How To Get Rid Of It
Just because summer is officially over, it doesn't mean you can't still enjoy your favorite frozen treat every once in a while. But, at the top o
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Sarah Jacoby
Health Trends
A Huge Step Toward Gender Balance In Science
Illustrated by Tyler Spangler. The exclusion of woman participants — and female lab animals — in clinical research is a well-documented issue.
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
Lifting The Ban On Gay Blood Donors Could Save 1.8 Million Lives ...
Illustrated by Ly Ngo. There have been plenty of calls to lift the ban on male blood donors who have had sex with other men. Now, an eye-opening new report
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
Three Third Things That Are Better Than A Third Boob
Good things come in threes, as Jasmine Tridevil showed when she displayed her now-infamous third “breast.” (Yes, it does look remarkably like a
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Sarah Jacoby
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Diet & Nutrition
Everything You Need To Know About GMOs
Photographed by Ruby Yeh. When we posted our last piece about genetically modified foods, we were floored by the response. So, we asked for your questions
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Sarah Jacoby
Diet & Nutrition
Does Working Out Make You Party Harder?
Photographed by Aaron Richter. Finding a way to replace our favorite boozy pastime with a healthier one seems like the adult thing to do (or so we're
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Sarah Jacoby
Sex
How Date Rape Drugs Actually Work
Illustrated by Gabriela Alford. In a world where a fraternity has allegedly gone so far as to create a color-coded system to roofie female partygoers, it
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Sarah Jacoby
Sex
Here’s What Sex Looks Like Inside An MRI Machine (NSFW)
You've probably seen some amazing medical images of the body over the years (or maybe just that childhood x-ray of your broken arm). But, don't t
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
Here’s What It’s Like To Get The New Ebola Vaccine
Photographed by Jessica Nash. As the current Ebola outbreak has become one of the most devastating in history (now responsible for over 2,600 deaths), scie
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
Paper Towels Or Hand Dryers: Which Gives You Cleaner Hands?
All of us are faced with health-related decisions throughout the day: Sleep in or go to the gym? Coffee or tea? One spoonful of Nutella or four? But, when
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
Honey Can Be A Medicinal Treat β Science Says So
Photographed by Erin Yamagata. So, September is apparently National Honey Month. What? You didn't know? Well, even if you didn't have Honey Month
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Sarah Jacoby
Mind
Botox Could Treat Depression β No, Really
Photographed by Jessica Nash. Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in the U.S. — it affects an estimated 10% of the population. But,
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Sarah Jacoby
Sex
When Lying Is Actually Your Best Option
Trying to lead a more honest life is certainly an admirable ambition. But, a new study suggests that sometimes liars are actually perceived as more moral t
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
5 Lessons You Can Learn From Your Poop
Most people try to avoid talking about poop, at least in polite company. But, there's no denying it's a universal experience — one that cou
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
Painkiller Overdose Deaths Have Quadrupled In The U.S.
Photographed by Jessica Nash. As Americans, we already know we're kind of awful at taking sleeping pills. But, as the CDC's most recent unfortuna
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Sarah Jacoby
Sex
1 In 5 Men Admit To Committing Partner Violence
We thought it was bad when we saw the CDC's latest sexual assault statistics, but it just keeps getting worse: In a new study, a staggering amount of
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Sarah Jacoby
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